Asia-Pacific markets opened mostly higher Thursday, as Wall Street rose overnight after U.S. President Donald Trump postponed tariffs on certain automakers.
Japan's Nikkei 225 rose 0.76%, while the Topix climbed 0.78%. Yields of Japanese government bond yields have surged, with the 10-year Japanese bond yield hitting its highest level since 2009, data from LSEG showed.
South Korea's Kospi advanced 0.61% while the small-cap Kosdaq inched up 0.38%.
South Korea's consumer inflation for February rose 2% year on year, more than Reuters estimates of a 1.95% increase, and slower than the 2.2% gain in January.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng index futures were at 23,962, also higher than HSI's last close of 23,594.21.
Australia's S&P/ASX 200 slipped 0.48%.
Source: CNBC
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